Teachers, appointed under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) in Nagaland a decade back, have urged the State government to implement the pay scale directed by the Gauhati High Court’s Kohima Bench on March 16, 2022.
According to the Court’s order, the government was directed to grant the RMSA teachers a pay scale of Rs 9,300-34,800 with a grade pay of Rs 4,200.
Addressing a media conference in Kohima on Monday, RMSA Teachers 2016 batch spokesperson Renbemo L. Patton alleged that the administration had failed to comply with the Cort’s judgment despite exhausting all legal remedies.
According to the teachers, the State government subsequently challenged the judgment before the Supreme Court through a Special Leave Petition (SLP), which was dismissed on May 22, 2025. A review petition filed thereafter was also dismissed on January 15 this year.
Patton said the teachers had suspended a three-week agitation last year after receiving a written assurance from the government that the pay scale would be implemented once the review petition was disposed of.
“However, more than five months have passed since the dismissal of the review petition, but the government has still not complied with the court’s directive,” he said.
The teachers alleged that although the Advocate General had reportedly advised that all legal remedies had been exhausted and that the State was required to comply with the judgment, the matter had once again been referred to the Cabinet.
The teachers claimed that despite discussions in two Cabinet meetings, no decision on implementation had been communicated to them.
They also alleged that salaries for the past two months had not been released.
The teachers warned that continued delays could affect the academic environment, particularly with the first phase examinations for Classes VIII and IX scheduled to begin on June 24.
The teachers appealed to the government to comply with the court’s judgment and resolve the “long-pending grievance.”
RMSA Teachers Urge Nagaland Govt To Comply With Court Order On Pay Scale
